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Parental burnout in Iran: Psychometric properties of the Persian (Farsi) version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA)
Author(s) -
Mousavi Seyyedeh Fatemeh,
Mikolajczak Moïra,
Roskam Isabelle
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cad.20369
Subject(s) - persian , burnout , psychology , construct validity , clinical psychology , scale (ratio) , distancing , emotional exhaustion , developmental psychology , psychometrics , medicine , covid-19 , philosophy , linguistics , physics , disease , quantum mechanics , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Parental burnout is a severe exhaustion syndrome resulting from lasting exposure to overwhelming parenting stress. The current gold‐standard instrument to evaluate parental burnout is the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA), which has recently been used in the International Investigation of Parental Burnout (IIPB), a global study on the prevalence of parental burnout. The IIPB has stimulated worldwide interest in the construct of parental burnout, but efforts are still needed to validate the PBA in different languages. The current study is aimed at examining the psychometric properties of the Persian translation of the PBA (PBA‐Persian). The PBA‐Persian was administered to 448 Iranian parents along with the Kansas Parental Satisfaction Scale and the Well‐Being Index (WHO‐5). Results showed that the PBA‐Persian version is a promising tool, but the “Emotional Distancing” subscale should be used with caution. The PBA‐Persian had good criterion validity vis‐à‐vis parental satisfaction and well‐being. Future research is needed on gender invariance.